Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-05
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ch.r. thet i,,.t e .he rasched ~ old stone
hridce nm the laft Of the moor-the pictur-
e.one 1;chen-rohed bridge. beneath which
TIA r;ver d.nced and rippled q smoothly
often q n limpid woodland stream-Daniel
Werels shomld suddenly appear.
aOh how Won startlad mel" cried tho girl,
vhereet the Dung man laughed and offered
her n nennv for her thoughts. aWell, IL you
mus& know. / was thinking Of you" she re-
Turned candidly.
1Thinkinp AZ .,e9, he echoed. and q deep
Aush covered his honest, handsome face.
4Something pleasant, Ihope, Miss Le Strangea
Don't you remember the ancient adage,
Talk Of the old gentleman ETC., and I sup
pose talking holds good for ~thinkingl"
II thought it was Talk Of the angels and
you'll hear their WINGS" said Desiree, shyly.
aOh, SO I am a white-winged angel, am II
Well, I could scarcely be anything better"
And then, involuntarily it seemed, they
both halted and looked down at the river
with its edge of fallen leaves and whitening
bracken, with its little wavelets all rosy dim
pied and ambercrested beneath the sums dy-
ing smile.
"How pretty those flowers are" remarked
Daniel presently. The ox-eyed daisies are
particularly f1ne."
d you think sol Perhaps Annie might
take them for her parlor vases" and she held
the little bunch up carelessly for acceptance.
He took them with a quiet "Thank you" but
he did not say he should give them to Anne,
his landlady's red-halred granddaughter. In
Daniel Vessels eyes there was no girl 30
beautiful as Desiree 10 Strange; to him she
was just perfect, with ner crown OF ripping
ha1r, almost the color OF tho FURNISHED au-
tumn leaves, WIN ner scarlet unread OF q
mouth and wlld-roso tinted cheeks and eyes
deep ana Dtue.
Nv hen l met you just now" ne said difn-
IDENTIFY, y said you were thinking Of me.
Desaree," IN q na1-1mld Whisper, my OAR
ling, l think OF you always!" And now, the
ics broken, ne told her how there was no
room IN MS heart Tor aught but her, his soft
eyes DARK with intense feeling. Eloquently
ne pieaded-pasaonately: "You will not
CnroW away q love ike mime; no man will
over love you as love you, Deslree" m
ne moved astep forward as though to clasp
ner 70 nnm, Dut the glrl shrank Jack terrified.
"Oh, how could you mistake my meaning!"
she exclaimed Il thought-can't you
understand! l was but turning over in my
mind the probability OF your eventually COM |
to care for Jane or Muriel"
Il could not marry your ep-~sisters," de-
clared Daniel, emphatically. Then, in a low,
tone, so tender, so gentle, so plead
ing, that the words seemed to find their way
to Deslrees heart: "You, dearest, are my |
ideal woman don't you think you could
learn to care Tor me a ittle3 l am a very |
young barrlster, it Is true, but not wholly de-
pendent IN my profession for a lodging and
crust; besides, Desiree darling, I do not mean
to be always a briefies barrister. I have
gone through the usual examining, my father
ambitious for me, and-who knowsf-rer-
haps some day I may rise to eminence. Oh,
don't blight my future"
he opened bis arms as though he would
slasp her to his throbbing heart, and keep her
forever. Tor all time. RNf fhQ nnYf nnNnnonf |
le had checked himself, his hands dropped
heavily to his side; for there was no answer
love IN Deslrees face, only stony, fixed
tare.
how handsome he Isl" the girl could not
'ut think. The perfect face and the form Of
plendid manhood were his. Oh, what a
nousand pltles ne had none OF this worlds
Had he been only moderately rich
1eslee 10 ouange wouid nave suffered him
0 take ner small nand IN his broad palm.
nd they would v been eventually
Married, and, like the legends Of nursery
!ays, hVeo happily ever alter. But Deslree
e Srange old not sec mt so to do. Il could
lot marry poor man" She said, softly but
r"ly. "A Darrisoers career Is so full OF dis
pPont"ents ana JAM and Mu-
lei nave tnelr granomothers little fortune,
rhcn makes tnem In a measure independent.
nave nolnlng.'
"Unly your beautiful face-your loving,
ense nealt:" ne Whispered tenderiy. But she F.
r ,e4 IN Win: F.!
.on' 90 not say any more. The kindest /!
ing you can dols TO forget me. have never I
area ior Forgive me ii l have {
'emed 70 encourage you" .
"forg1ve you" ne p~assionately calculated, I
the genuine misery IN his voice went to q
or neart "Forglve you" he repeated in q q
oarse' low tone, his face at a white heat, the \
ords coming through lips like set iron. "If .
could promise you riches, would you care b
me then, Desiree LIE Strange: Answer me a
uiy." !
II you were rich as a merchant prince. or
ldlan nabob, I would not marry you" she
led with startling vehemence; but her voice
embed at the close of the sentence, as II
ough the heart were denying what the lips Il
tered. v